Richard Sylla
American academic
Richard Eugene Sylla (born 1940) is an American economic historian and professor emeritus of economics at the NYU Stern School of Business. He is known for his research on the history of financial institutions, banking, and capital markets, particularly in the United States.
He is a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), and a fellow of the Cliometric Society, the Economic History Association, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Early life and education
Sylla grew up in Chicago Heights, Illinois, graduating from Bloom High School as co-valedictorian of the class of 1958.
He received his Bachelor of Arts (B.A. summa cum laude), Master of Arts (M.A.), and Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University. He also undertook study at the Indian Statistical Institute in Calcutta.
Academic career
Prior to joining NYU, Sylla taught at North Carolina State University.
Sylla joined New York University’s Stern School of Business in 1990, where he served as the Henry Kaufman Professor of the History of Financial Institutions and Markets until his retirement in 2015. He remains professor emeritus at NYU Stern.
He participated in the TRIUM Global Executive MBA Program, a partnership between NYU Stern, the London School of Economics, and HEC Paris.
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